Front entry redo

This started out simply as me wanting to change out the old drafty uninsulated front door and storm door. Well, once that was done, All the cracked lath and plaster walls were looking bad. I stripped the lath and plaster off the worst wall, patched the others. Then what the heck I put some extra rigid foam insulation on, drywall on top. Then instead of replacing the cheesy 1 1/2 baseboards and trim, I wanted something more on the humble end of the Craftsman style since my house is just shy of 100 years old. So paneling and wide trim were next. Of course then I needed a coat rack, I used some baseboard material and some nice dollar store cast iron hooks, and voila!. I reinforced the stair risers with ply, also making them look much better. Fixed the broken tread, then began painting. (By the way, I hate painting.) Luckily I found some cheap mis-tints that were the colours I wanted. One more (expensive) gallon of white and it’s all done.

I’m pretty suggestible in some ways… things like “You might need a new tool for that.” “That should be easy enough to build.” “Could you do anything with this old wood?” “Why not go play in your workshop?”

All seem to have a predictable effect on me.

Hmmm, now I have the urge to run some electrical for the bathroom…. and maybe my shop needs a new outlet while I’m at it…